JP7305210B2 - Container recovery device - Google Patents

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Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act (1) Published at “Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. Kugahara 5-chome, Ota-ku” from May 21 to July 23, 2019 (2) July 1, 2019 Date ~ Released at "Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. Hatsudai Store" (3) July 25, 2019 ~ Released at "Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. Kojiya Nakamae Store" (4) June 20, 2019 Date ~ Released at "Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. Setagaya Okusawa 3-chome store" (5) June 20, 2019 ~ Released at "Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. Ota-ku Minamirokugo 2-chome store" (6) ) September 5, 2019-Published at “Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. Itabashi Tokumaru 2-chome store” (7) September 5, 2019-“Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. Itabashi Misono 1-chome store” published in

The present invention relates to a container recovery device.

A container collecting device is known (see Patent Document 1, for example).
In the container collecting device described in Patent Literature 1, an empty container such as a PET bottle is thrown into the inlet.

JP 2009-175789 A

However, in the empty container collecting device described in Patent Document 1, there is still room for improvement in the empty container storage means.

The container collecting device of the present invention has at least the following configurations.
The container recovery device includes a volume reduction section for reducing the volume of the container, a slide section for storing the volume-reduced container and capable of being pulled out from the main body, and an open door-shaped door section for opening and closing the slide section so as to be exposed. The slide portion is composed of at least a side plate portion and a pillar portion for hanging the bag, and there are three or more pillar portions, and the upper opening of the collection bag is hooked to the end of each pillar portion . It is characterized in that it has a locking portion that has a tight fit for holding .

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a container collecting device having a simple structure and a convenient accommodating portion.

1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a recovery system having an article recovery device (empty container recovery device) according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an overall conceptual diagram of an article recovery apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, where (a) is a front view of the article recovery apparatus and (b) is a side view of the article recovery apparatus; It is a figure which shows an example of an article collection|recovery apparatus (empty-container collection|recovery apparatus). 1 is an electrical functional block diagram of an article recovery device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a container loading section of an article recovery device; FIG. 4 is a conceptual side view showing an example of the container loading section with the outer door closed and the inner door closed. FIG. 4 is a conceptual side view showing an example of a container loading section with an outer door in an open state and an inner door in a closed state; FIG. 4 is a conceptual side view showing an example of the container loading section with the outer door closed and the inner door open. FIG. 10 is a view showing an example of a state in which an empty container is illegally thrown into a container throwing section in which the outer door is open and the inner door is closed. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining how the pushing portion pushes out the empty container in conjunction with the operation of the inner door from the closed state to the open state; FIG. 5A is a diagram for explaining the operation of attaching a bag (bag body) to the collection unit of the article collection device according to the embodiment of the present invention; b) is a right side view. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of a state in which the recovery section of the article recovery device according to the embodiment of the present invention is pulled out; FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an example of a state in which the recovery unit of the article recovery device is pulled out; FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an example of a method of attaching a bag (bag body) to the collection unit of the article collection device; FIG. 4A is a view for explaining an example of the operation of a plate-shaped member of the recovery unit of the article recovery device; in detail, FIG. , (b) is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a state in which the recovery unit is slightly pulled out and the plate member is slightly inclined, and (c) is an example of a state in which the recovery unit is pulled out and the plate member is inclined. It is a conceptual diagram showing FIG. 10A is a view showing an example of the operation of the plate-shaped member and the auxiliary member of the recovery unit of the article recovery device, and FIG. (b) is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a state in which the recovery unit is slightly pulled out and the plate-like member and the auxiliary member are slightly inclined; is a conceptual diagram showing an example of an inclined state.

An article collecting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention has a loading section for loading articles, a collecting section for collecting articles, and a pushing section for pushing out the articles loaded into the loading section from above the articles to the collecting section. .

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Embodiments of the present invention include, but are not limited to, the illustrated content. In the following description of each figure, the same reference numerals are given to the parts that are common to the already described parts, and redundant description is partly omitted.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a collection system having an article collection device (empty container collection device) according to one embodiment of the present invention.
In the example shown in FIG. 1, an empty container collecting device 100 (also referred to as a collecting device 100) is installed for each of a plurality of stores CS. The collection device 100 may be installed in the building of the store CS, or may be installed in a location facing the outdoors, such as under the eaves, in the premises of the store CS, for example. The stores CS are, for example, the same affiliated stores. As a specific example, the store CS is a convenience store in the same chain.

The collection device 100 functions as a collection facility for PET bottles as recycled products. A customer C who goes to the store CS throws into the collection device 100 a PET bottle (empty container) that has been emptied by drinking a beverage or the like. The collection device 100 of the present embodiment reduces the volume of the thrown-in PET bottle (empty container) and stores it in the collection device.

Also, the collection device 100 is communicably connected to the collection management server 200 via the network NT. The collection device 100 may be configured to communicate with the collection management server 200 via, for example, a mobile phone communication network or the like and the network NT. Since the collection device 100 can communicate wirelessly and does not need to be connected with a network cable, for example, the degree of freedom in installation is increased.
Although an example in which one collection device 100 is installed in one store CS is shown, the number of collection devices 100 installed in one store CS is not particularly limited.

The collection management server 200 is a server that performs information processing regarding collection of PET bottles by the collection device 100 . The collection management server 200 is operated by a company that provides the collection device 100, for example.
The collection management server 200 specifically manages collection history information indicating the history of PET bottle collection in the collection device 100 of each store CS. Then, the collection management server 200 uses the collection device 100 to derive the customer C's track record (collection track record) regarding cooperation in collecting PET bottles, and notifies the customer C of the derived collection track record. Notification of the collection record to the customer C is performed by displaying information on the collection record on the customer terminal device 300 of the customer C. FIG.

The customer terminal device 300 is a terminal device owned by the customer C. As shown in FIG. The customer terminal device 300 may be, for example, a stationary or notebook personal computer, or a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet terminal, or a mobile phone.
The customer terminal device 300 can communicate with the collection management server 200 via the network NT.

Moreover, the customer C shown in FIG. 1 is registered as a member of the store CS. A customer C who is a member of the store CS owns a membership card CD. The card information recorded on the member card CD includes a member identifier. The member identifier is also a card identifier uniquely assigned to each member card CD. Since one membership card CD is provided for each member customer C, the card identifier unique to each membership card CD identifies the member customer C who is the owner of the membership card CD. It is treated as a unique member identifier.

The membership card CD can be used as a prepaid card for payment at the store CS. The member card CD can also be used as a point card. For example, when paying at a store CS, a customer who is a member presents a member card CD to a store clerk.
A store clerk causes a card reader of the POS register 400 to read the card information recorded in the member card CD when operating the POS register 400 installed in the store CS to pay for the merchandise purchased by the customer. perform an operation.
The member card CD may be an IC card with a wireless communication function, or a card on which a bar code, two-dimensional code, or the like indicating a member identifier is printed. A barcode or two-dimensional code may indicate identification information associated with the member identifier.

The POS register 400 executes accounting processing including merchandise registration processing for registering merchandise purchased by a customer and settlement processing according to the registered merchandise.
The POS register 400 transmits the read card information to the store management server 500 when the card information is read from the member card CD in the checkout process. As a result, the store management server 500 performs processing corresponding to, for example, payment from the prepaid balance, addition of points according to the payment amount, conversion of points to the prepaid balance, charging of the prepaid amount, and the like.
Although FIG. 1 shows an example in which one POS register 400 is installed in one store CS, the number of POS registers 400 installed in one store CS is not particularly limited.

The store management server 500 is a server that centrally manages the store CS. The store management server 500 is operated by the store CS.
The store management server 500 specifically manages prepaid balances, point balances, and the like for each member identifier. Also, the store management server 500 may be configured to manage information on products for each store CS, for example.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an empty container collecting device 100 for collecting empty containers (such as PET bottles) to be collected as an article collecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the empty container collecting apparatus 100, the outer door 111 of the article loading section is closed, and the inner door 112 provided between the article loading section and the container storage section 140 is closed. At the time of article collection, the outer door 111 of the article loading section is opened, and the discriminating section determines that an article placed on the placement section of the article loading section is an article to be collected (for example, an empty plastic bottle such as a PET bottle). container). When it is determined that the object to be collected is an article (empty container), the outer door 111 is closed, and the inner door 112 provided between the article loading section and the container housing section 140 is opened. 140 retrieves the container. In the present embodiment, the empty container recovery device is provided with a volume reduction mechanism (also referred to as a volume reduction unit 120 or a container volume reduction unit), and the volume reduction mechanism (volume reduction unit 120) reduces the volume of the container, thereby reducing the specified volume. A large amount of empty containers whose volume has been reduced in the container storage section 140 can be recovered.

The goods are not limited to PET bottles, cans, and bottles, and may include, for example, milk cartons, trays, ink cartridges, returned items (books, DVDs, etc.) to libraries and rental shops, cleaning goods, batteries, light bulbs, etc., which can be collected. Any object can be used as long as it is an object. In other words, the empty container collecting device is one embodiment of the device and article collecting device according to the present invention.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an empty container collecting device 100 as an article collecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a container loading section 110 at the top of a main body portion 100B of the device. An outer door 111 is provided outside the opening of the container loading section 110 . A display operation unit 3, a transmission/reception unit 4 (communication unit), and a reader/writer 17 (card reader/writer) are provided on the front side near the upper portion of the outer door 111 of the apparatus main unit 100B. A luggage hook 100f is provided on the front side of the main body 100B of the device.

Further, a passage communicating with the container housing portion 140 is provided below the container throwing portion 110, and an inner door 112 is provided in the passage 71 from the mounting portion 116 of the container throwing portion 110 to the container housing portion 140. ing.

In this embodiment, the empty container collecting device 100 is provided with a volume reduction section 120 (volume reduction mechanism) between the inner door 112 and the container storage section 140 . When the inner door 112 is open, the volume reduction unit 120 crushes the empty container A from the container insertion unit 110 to reduce the volume, and outputs the reduced container RA to the container storage unit 140 below.
Further, the main body part 100B of the empty container collecting device 100 has a drawer 100C (drawer member) on which the container storage part 140 is placed, and a drawer handle 100e and a keyhole 100r are provided on the front side. A key can be inserted into the keyhole 100r to lock and unlock.
Further, the main body 100B of the empty container collecting device 100 has a lock/unlock detector 18, and the lock/unlock detector 18 detects locking/unlocking of the keyhole 100r of the drawer 100C.

In addition, a translucent portion 100A (translucent window) is provided on the front side of the main body portion 100B of the device, more specifically, on the front side of the drawer 100C, so that the container storage portion 140 can receive an empty space accommodated in the container storage portion 140 from the outside. The container is configured to be visible.

Further, a moving handle 100g used during transportation is provided on the side surface of the main body 100B of the apparatus.

In addition, the main body portion 100B of the device has a cap insertion portion 108 on the front side, and a cap passage 72 is provided downward in the main body portion of the device from the cap insertion portion 108, and the cap inserted into the cap insertion portion 108 is is accommodated in the cap accommodation portion 145 via the cap passage 72 .
The cap passage 72 may have a cap and a mechanism for sorting items smaller than the cap. Specifically, the passage 72 for the cap is branched, and a mesh-shaped member is used at the branch to discharge and accumulate the leftover cigarette butts, rainwater, and the like through a separate route, so that only the cap can be accommodated in the cap housing portion 145. can be

The volume reducing section 120 has, for example, a structure in which a pair of rotating shafts 811 and 911 are rotatably supported.
A feeding mechanism 50 is provided above the volume reducing section 120, and a rotating shaft 51 of the feeding mechanism 50 is rotatably supported by the substantially plate-shaped support member. The feeding mechanism 50 has a rotating shaft 51 and a plurality of blades 52 (made of metal, resin, or the like) as paddles. In the feeding mechanism 50 , the rotation of the rotating shaft 51 causes the vanes 52 to rotate around the rotating shaft 51 to guide the empty container A to the volume reduction section 120 .

At the upper part of the volume reducing section 120, a slanted plate-shaped regulating member 60, a regulating member 61, and a regulating member 62 having a reverse gradient to the regulating member 61 move the empty container A toward the center of the volume reducing section 120. It is provided so as to guide the empty container A, and restricts the movement of the empty container A to other locations.

The rotating shafts 811, 911 and 51 are arranged parallel to each other with a predetermined spacing. In each of the pair of rotating shafts 811 and 911, compression rollers 81 and 91 having blade surfaces on both sides in the axial direction, and a diameter smaller than the compression rollers 81 and 91 and a thickness slightly smaller than the thickness of the compression rollers 81 and 91. Thick spacers (not shown) are alternately arranged along the axial direction.
The outer peripheral portion of the compression roller provided on one rotating shaft is arranged between the compression rollers provided on the other rotating shaft, and is provided between the compression rollers provided on the other rotating shaft. It is arranged at a position separated from the spacer by a predetermined distance.

A gear (not shown) is provided at one end of the rotating shaft 811 and configured to mesh with a gear (not shown) provided at one end of the rotating shaft 911 . The rotating shafts 811, 911, 51 are rotationally driven by a drive motor (not shown). When driven, the rotating shaft 811 and the rotating shaft 911 rotate in opposite directions to each other, and the empty container A put into the central portion is compressed by the compression rollers 81 and 91, and the reduced empty container is output downward. .
The peeling section 32 (the peeling member 30 ) is configured to peel the container reduced in volume by the compression rollers 81 and 91 of the volume reduction section 120 from the compression rollers 81 and 91 .

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3 , a first anti-scattering portion 75 and a second anti-scattering portion 78 are provided above the volume reducing portion 120 .
An empty container collecting device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a first scattering prevention section 75 between a volume reducing section 120 provided inside a main body and an inner door 112 . The first anti-scattering part 75 may be, for example, a flexible plate-like member or a rigid plate-like member. In this embodiment, the first anti-scattering part 75 is made of a flexible material such as PET canvas. Further, in this embodiment, the first anti-scattering part 75 is suspended in the middle of the passage 71 from the placing part 116 to the volume reducing part 120 . The first anti-scattering part 75 is preferably configured to move according to the opening/closing operation of the inner door 112 .

The second scattering prevention part 78 has a function of a door for maintenance of the article recovery device (empty container recovery device 100). Specifically, the second anti-scattering part 78 is pivotally supported via a hinge on a fixing member provided inside the empty container collecting device so that the opening can be freely opened and closed. At the time of maintenance, the operator holds the grip portion 78d (handle) of the second scattering prevention portion 78 while opening the upper outer cover of the empty container collecting device 100, and pulls the second scattering prevention portion 78. It can be open. Further, the article recovery device may be configured so as to be controllable so that the volume reduction section 120 and other operations cannot be performed when the second anti-scattering section 78 is not in the closed state.

Further, the empty container collecting apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention performs a process of notifying when the container accommodating section 140 becomes full. The empty container collecting apparatus 100 detects, for example, an operation by a manager, a cleaner, or the like to open the container housing portion 140, more specifically, an unlocking operation for pulling out the drawer 100C including the container housing portion 140. In this case, a process of notifying to clean the placement section on which the article is placed is performed.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of an empty container collecting device 100 as an article collecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the container loading unit 110 of the article recovery device (empty container recovery device 100). FIG. 6 is a conceptual side view showing an example of the container loading section 110 of the article collection device (empty container collection device 100) with the outer door 111 closed and the inner door 112 closed. FIG. 7 is a conceptual side view showing an example of the container loading section 110 with the outer door 111 open and the inner door 112 closed.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual side view showing an example of the container loading section 110 with the outer door 111 closed and the inner door 112 open.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which an empty container is thrown into the container throwing section 110 with the outer door 111 open and the inner door 112 closed by an illegal method.
FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the operation of pushing out the empty container by the pushing portion 113 in conjunction with the operation of the inner door 112 from the closed state to the open state.

As shown in FIG. 4, the empty container collecting device 100 includes a control unit 1 (CPU), a storage unit 2, a display operation unit 3, a transmission/reception unit 4, an outer door driving unit 5, an inner door driving unit 6, a weighing unit 7, metal detection sensor 8, PET sensor 901, container detection sensor 902, safety detection sensor 903, door position sensor 10, door lock unit 11, human sensor 12, volume reduction drive unit 15, reader/writer 17, lock/unlock detection unit 18, It has an imaging unit 19 and the like. Each component is electrically connected by a signal line or the like.
In this embodiment, for example, the PET sensor 901, the container detection sensor 902, and the safety detection sensor 903 are composed of the optical sensor 9. FIG.
Further, the weighing unit 7, the metal detection sensor 8, the PET sensor 901, the container detection sensor 902, the safety detection sensor 903, and the imaging unit 19 are provided in the vicinity of the placement unit 116 or in the placement unit 116 itself. It functions as a detection unit 180 that detects whether or not the cleaning is being performed.

The control unit 1 (CPU) comprehensively controls each component of the article recovery device (empty container recovery device 100). The control unit 1 implements functions according to the present invention in a computer by executing a control program, for example.

The storage unit 2 is a storage device such as RAM and ROM. The storage unit 2 stores control programs and the like. The storage unit 2 also stores characteristics of the empty containers to be collected. The characteristics of the empty container are, for example, the range of the container weight and whether or not it is made of resin material. Further, the storage unit 2 associates and stores member identifiers and attribute information. The attribute information is, for example, information about the operator, such as age, member/non-member, number of times the collecting device has been used, and the like.

The display operation unit 3 performs predetermined display under the control of the control unit 1 . Further, the display/operation unit 3 outputs a signal to the control unit 1 according to an operation by a user or the like. The display operation unit 3 is, for example, a touch panel display device.

Under the control of the control unit 1, the transmission/reception unit 4 performs predetermined communication with another terminal device (computer) via a wireless communication path or a wired communication path.

The reader/writer 17 (card reader/writer) is a transmitting/receiving device that performs communication with a contactless IC card, an IC tag, or the like, and performs predetermined communication under the control of the control section 1 . Also, instead of the reader/writer 17, the collection device 100 may have a code reader that reads a bar code or two-dimensional code indicating the card identifier (member identifier) recorded on the member card CD.

The outer door drive unit 5 is a motor or the like for opening and closing the outer door 111 , and is driven and controlled by the control from the control unit 1 .

The inner door drive unit 6 is a motor or the like for opening and closing the inner door 112 , and is driven and controlled to open or close the inner door under the control of the control unit 1 .

The weighing unit 7 measures the mass of the empty container placed on the placement unit 116 of the container loading unit 110 or the non-recoverable object. The weighing unit 7 is a weighing device such as a load cell.
Further, the weighing unit 7 is used as a sensor for judging whether or not collection is possible by detecting leftovers and the like in containers placed on the placement unit 116 of the container loading unit 110 . In addition, the weighing unit 7 is configured to be able to specify the total weight accommodated in the container accommodating unit 140 by accumulating the weight values of the containers determined to be recoverable. With this function, there is no need to provide a weighing unit in the container housing unit 140, and a large capacity container housing unit 140 can be secured, and the weighing unit 7 itself can be made small. Since the object to be weighed is relatively small, there is no need to provide a large weighing unit 7 .

The metal detection sensor 8 detects whether the object placed on the placement portion 116 of the container loading portion 110 is metal or non-metal. In the present embodiment, when the metal detection sensor 8 detects that the object placed on the placement unit 116 is metal, the control unit 1 detects that the object placed on the placement unit 116 is a non-recoverable object. It is determined that
In this embodiment, the metal detection sensor 8 is provided on the inner door 112 . Note that the metal detection sensor 8 may be provided on the placement section 116 .

In this embodiment, the PET sensor 901 , the container detection sensor 902 and the safety detection sensor 903 are the optical sensors 9 . The optical sensor 9 is configured such that the light from the light emitting portion provided on one of the left side and the right side of the mounting portion 116 is received by the light receiving portion provided on the other side.

The PET sensor 901 is configured such that the light emitted from the light emitting portion provided on one of the right and left side walls of the mounting portion 116 is received by the light receiving portion provided on the other. The PET sensor 901 has a polarizing plate and is configured to receive light via the polarizing plate. The container is configured to be detectable.
The control unit 1 detects the light transmitted through the translucent empty container placed on the placement unit of the container insertion unit and received by the light receiving unit (optical sensor 9) of the PET 901. Based on the detection signal, it is determined whether or not the container is an empty container to be collected.

The container detection sensor 902 is configured such that the light from the light emitting portion provided on one of the left and right side wall portions of the mounting portion 116 is received by the light receiving portion provided on the other side. When an empty container or the like is placed on the placing portion 116 of the container loading portion, the control portion 1 determines whether the empty container is placed based on the intensity of the light received by the light receiving portion of the container detection sensor 902. determine whether or not

The safety detection sensor 903 is provided with a light-emitting part and a light-receiving part on the left and right sides near the inlet. The light from the light-emitting portion provided on one side is received by the light-receiving portion provided on the other side. Based on the intensity of light received by the light-receiving part of the safety detection sensor 903, the control unit 1 detects, for example, whether or not a person's hand is at or near the entrance. When the light from the light emitting part of the safety detection sensor 903 can be received by the light receiving part, the control part 1 determines that there is no human hand or the like in the insertion slot. For example, it determines that the outer door 111 cannot be closed safely.

For example, the imaging unit 19 that images the mounting unit 116 may be provided near the mounting unit 116 . The imaging unit 19 is used, for example, to determine whether an article placed on the placement unit 116 is to be collected or not to be collected. Further, the imaging unit 19 may be used to determine whether or not the placement unit 116 has been cleaned by a cleaning person or the like in the cleaning mode.

In addition, the article collecting apparatus is provided with the above-described sensors for determining whether or not collection is necessary around the placing section. For example, in a conventional collection device, an article is taken into the device, it is determined whether or not it is an object to be collected, and non-target objects are discharged from a discharge port different from the input port. Therefore, it is necessary to provide an outlet.
On the other hand, the article collection device according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with sensors for determining whether collection is necessary or not in the loading section corresponding to the input port of the device, so there is no need to take collection objects into the device. It has become. Therefore, it is possible to provide a compact article recovery device without the need to provide a discharge port.

The door position sensor 10 detects the position of the outer door 111 and the position of the inner door 112 and outputs a signal regarding the position of the outer door 111 and the position of the inner door 112 to the control section 1 . The control unit 1 controls the open/close state of the outer door 111 and the inner door 112 based on the signal.

The door lock unit 11 has a lock device such as a solenoid, and locks the movement of the outer door 111 and the inner door 112 as necessary under the control of the control unit 1 .

The human sensor 12 is provided, for example, in the body portion 100B of the collection device 100, and can detect an operator or the like near the body portion 100B. The human sensor 12 is composed of, for example, an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a visible light sensor, or a combination thereof. The human sensor 12 outputs a signal indicating the detection result to the control unit 1 .

The locking/unlocking detector 18 is provided in the main body 100B of the empty container collecting device 100, and detects locking/unlocking of the keyhole 100r of the drawer 100C.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 10, the container loading section 110 of the empty container collecting device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a mounting section 116, an outer door 111, an inner door 112, an extrusion section 113 (extrusion member), It has a pedestal 118, a weighing section 7, an outer door support section S111, an inner door support section S112, an outer door driving section 5, an inner door driving section 6, a first limiting section K111, a second limiting section K112, and the like.

The placing section 116 is configured to be able to place an object to be collected or the like. A side wall portion 116a of the mounting portion 116, for example, is provided with an optical sensor 9 such as a light receiving portion 9a and a light emitting portion 9b. A weighing unit 7 is provided below the mounting unit 116 .

Further, in the present embodiment, the placement surface of the placement section 116 is not horizontal, and is arranged such that the side of the container accommodation section 140 is lower than the side of the article inlet (the side of the opening when the outer door 111 is open). is provided with a slope. That is, the placement section 116 is configured to encourage the thrown article to drop toward the container accommodating section 140 (or the volume reducing section 120 side) due to its own weight. As a result, there is no need to provide a conveying mechanism for sending the articles (inserted articles) to the container storage section 140, and a compact article recovery apparatus can be provided.
Further, the mounting portion 116 has a surface treatment applied to the surface of the mounting surface to form an uneven portion, and has a structure that prevents the loaded article from sticking to the mounting portion. In the case where the article recovery device is a container recovery device, even if the container is wet, the contact area between the surface of the container and the uneven surface of the placing section is relatively small, so the surface tension due to wetting is small, and the container is kept wet. It can be easily moved to the accommodating part 140 side. That is, it is possible to prevent a problem that a wet container does not fall to the container accommodating portion side.

The outer door 111 is provided outside the placement section 116 . The outer door drive unit 5 drives the outer door 111 so that it can be opened and closed.
The inner door 112 is provided in the passage 71 between the placement section 116 and the volume reduction section 120 . The inner door drive unit 6 drives the inner door 112 so that it can be opened and closed. The inner door 112 is provided with a guide portion 112D for guiding the placement state of the empty container. The guide portion 112D is provided at a position that is exposed and visible from the main body of the apparatus. The guiding portion 112D is displayed as information to place an article (an empty container such as a PET bottle, etc.) in a prescribed orientation and at a prescribed position. The guide portion 112D may be a concave portion, a convex portion, a sticker, an LED display portion, an LCD, or the like provided on the surface of the inner door 112 .
Further, the article recovery apparatus may include determination means for determining whether an article is correctly placed at the placement position indicated by the guide section 112D using a detection sensor such as an imaging section. In addition, when the mounting orientation and position are not correct, it is possible to issue a notification or the like by means of an imaging process or a detection unit such as an optical sensor.

As shown in FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the empty container collecting device 100 has a pedestal 118. The pedestal 118 supports the outer door 111 and the outer door support portions S118 and S111 for supporting the outer door driving portion 5. have Specifically, the outer door drive unit 5 and the rotation shaft C111 are provided at the upper ends of the two outer door support portions S118, and the fan-shaped outer door support portion S111 is rotatably provided on the rotation shaft C111. , the outer door 111 is supported by fan-shaped outer door support portions S111. One rotating shaft C111 of the two rotating shafts C111 is connected to the rotating shaft of the motor of the outer door drive unit 5 .
A hole portion S111h through which the rotating shaft C112 of the inner door 112 passes is provided in the fan-shaped outer door support portion S111.

The weighing section 7 is arranged between the pedestal 118 and the mounting section 116 and supports the mounting section 116 .

In addition, the inner door 112 is configured to guide an empty container placed on the placement section 116 to the volume reduction section 120 in an open state. Further, in this embodiment, the inner door drive section 6 and the inner door 112 are supported by the inner door support section S112 arranged on the weighing section 7 and extending from between the weighing section 7 and the placing section 116. It is The inner door driving portion 6 is provided with a rotation axis C112 of the inner door 112, and the inner door 112 is provided on the rotation axis C112. By opening the inner door 112, the objects to be collected can be guided to the container accommodating section 140 in the main body of the apparatus. In addition, the inner door support portion S112 has a hole portion S112h through which the rotating shaft C111 passes.

That is, the outer door drive unit 5 and the outer door 111 are supported by the outer door support portion S111 of the pedestal 118, and the mounting portion 116 is provided above the weighing portion 7 arranged on the pedestal 118. The unit 7 can accurately measure the mass of the object to be collected placed on the placement unit 116 . Specifically, since the outer door 111 and the outer door drive unit 5 are not supported on the weighing unit 7, the weighing unit 7 is not affected by vibrations of the outer door 111 and the outer door drive unit 5. It has a structure that is difficult to receive, and the mass of the object to be collected on the placement section 116 can be weighed with high accuracy.

Further, the outer door 111 is configured to be movable between an open position exposing the mounting portion 116 and a closed position covering the mounting portion 116. When the outer door 111 is closed, the outer door 111 is opened. It is configured to be movable from the position toward the placement section 116 to the closed position. That is, since the outer door 111 is configured to move toward the placement section 116 from the open state and close, for example, a user's hand or arm may be caught between the outer door 111 and the placement section 116 . When this occurs, the measurement value obtained by the weighing unit fluctuates, and the control unit detects the fluctuation, thereby facilitating the detection of a user's hand, arm, foreign matter, etc., being caught between the outer door 111 and the placing unit 116. can be detected.

5 and 6, the outer door 111 includes a first restricting portion K111 that restricts movement of the inner door 112. As shown in FIGS. The inner door 112 has a second restricting portion K112 that restricts movement of the outer door 111 . It has a mechanism for restricting both the outer door 111 and the inner door 112 from being opened by the first restricting part K111 and the second restricting part K112.
That is, since the empty container collecting device 100 has the first restricting portion K111 provided on the outer door 111 and the second restricting portion K112 provided on the inner door 112, the structure is mechanically simple and the outer The opening/closing operation of each door can be restricted according to the opening/closing state of each of the door 111 and the inner door 112 .

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the first restricting portion K111 is configured to respond to movement of the outer door 111. As shown in FIGS. The second restricting portion K112 is configured to respond to the movement of the inner door 112. As shown in FIG. Further, the empty container collecting apparatus 100 is configured such that when the outer door 111 is open, the first restricting portion K111 restricts the movement of the inner door 112, and when the inner door 112 is open, the first restricting portion K111 restricts movement of the inner door 112. 2 restricting portion K112 is configured to restrict the movement of the outer door 111. As shown in FIG.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, the empty container collecting apparatus 100 is configured to restrict the opening of the inner door 112 while keeping the outer door 111 in the open state. That is, when the outer door 111 is open and an object is placed on the placing portion 116, the inner door 112 is closed and not opened. Regardless of whether the collected object is an object to be collected or an object not to be collected, it is configured not to be stored in the container storage portion 140 in the main body portion 100B of the recovery device. That is, in this state, the inner door 112 is in contact with the article (collection object or non-collection article), and the inner door 112 has a structure that also serves as a part of the placing section.

Further, the first restricting portion K111 and the second restricting portion K112 are configured such that the moving paths overlap. Further, in the present embodiment, when one of the first restricting part K111 and the second restricting part K112 restricts the movement of the other, the empty container collecting apparatus 100 uses the first restricting part K111 and the second restricting part K112. The restricting portion K112 is arranged adjacent to each other with a slight interval in an arc shape. Specifically, in this embodiment, the first restricting portion K111 is formed in a substantially fan shape. The first limiting portion K111 has a convex arcuate portion K111a and a concave portion K111b. Also, the second restricting portion K112 is formed in a substantially fan shape. Specifically, the second limiting portion K112 has a convex arcuate portion K112a and a concave portion K112b.

When the outer door 111 is open and the inner door 112 is closed, and the first restricting portion K111 restricts the movement of the second restricting portion K112, the convex arcuate portion K111a of the first restricting portion K111 and The recessed portion K112b of the second restricting portion K112 is arranged adjacent to each other with a slight interval in an arc shape.
That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, as described above, when the outer door 111 is open and the inner door 112 is closed, the movement of the second restricting portion K112 is restricted by the first restricting portion K111. Therefore, the inner door 112 is kept closed and is not opened.

Further, when the inner door 112 is open and the outer door 111 is closed, and the second restricting portion K112 restricts the movement of the first restricting portion K111, the convex arc-shaped portion of the second restricting portion K112 K112a and the recessed portion K111b of the first restricting portion K111 are adjacent to each other with a slight gap in an arc shape.

That is, when the outer door 111 is in the closed state and the inner door 112 is in the open state, the empty container collecting apparatus as the article collecting apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured such that when the outer door 111 is in the closed state and the inner door 112 is in the open state, the first restricting portion K111 is restricted, the outer door 111 is kept closed and is not opened.

Further, in this embodiment, the empty container collecting apparatus 100 may have prohibiting means for prohibiting movement of one or both of the first restricting portion K111 and the second restricting portion K112. Specifically, the inhibiting means comprise, for example, a solenoid. In this solenoid, for example, a metal movable pin (plunger) is arranged in the coil, and when the coil is not energized, the movable pin (plunger) is arranged at a position where the movable pin (plunger) protrudes from the end of the coil by an urging section. The movable pin is configured to move into the coil when the coil is energized.
For example, as prohibition means capable of prohibiting movement of the outer door 111 from the closed state to the open state, a movable pin (plunger) of a solenoid for the outer door is engaged with a hole provided in the first restricting portion K111. In the case where the closed state of the first restricting portion K111 is maintained and the movement to the open state is prohibited, the movable pin is engaged with the hole and the movement is not prohibited. is controlled by the control unit so as to disengage the movable pin. That is, the prohibiting means can prohibit the movement of the first restricting portion K111 from the closed state to the open state with a simple structure.
As prohibiting means capable of prohibiting movement of the inner door 112 from the closed state to the open state, a movable pin (plunger) of a solenoid for the inner door is engaged with a hole provided in the second restricting portion K112. In the case where the closed state of the second restricting portion K112 is maintained and the movement to the open state is prohibited, the movable pin is engaged with the hole and the movement is not prohibited. is controlled by the control unit so as to disengage the movable pin. That is, the prohibiting means can prohibit the movement of the second restricting portion K112 from the closed state to the open state with a simple structure.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 10, an empty container collecting device 100 as an article collecting device according to the present invention collects an article (empty container A, etc.) thrown into a loading section (container loading section 110, etc.) It has an extruding portion 113 that pushes out from the upper portion of (the empty container A, etc.) toward the collecting portion (container housing portion 140, etc.).
As shown in FIG. 5, an article (empty container A, etc.) is normally placed laterally on the loading section (container loading section 110, etc.). In many cases, an object with a low height is forcibly thrust in the vertical direction, or an object (an empty container A, etc.) larger than the assumed standard is thrown in.
Therefore, the push-out section 113 is configured to push out the article (empty container A, etc.) to the recovery section (container storage section 140, etc.) in conjunction with the movement of the inner door 112 .
The push-out portion 113 is housed inside the outer door 111, and more specifically, the push-out portion 113 is provided at the other end of the inner door 112 around the rotation axis C112.
Moreover, as for the pushing part 113, the inner door 112 and the pushing part 113 may be integrally formed centering on the rotating shaft C112.

The push-out portion 113 covers the entire inner side of the outer door 111 exposed to the container throw-in portion 110, and even if the put-in item is vertically thrown in or large, it is pushed out from the inside by the placing portion 116 and the push-out portion 113. Since it can be supported, there is an effect of preventing articles from being caught in the outer door 111 and preventing the opening and closing of the outer door 111 from being hindered.
Further, by making the tip position of the outer door 111 in the open state and the position of the tip portion of the push-out part 113 the same, the insertion of the article in the open state of the outer door 111 is not hindered.
Furthermore, after the outer door 111 is in a closed state, the pushing portion 113 can push out the articles (empty container A, etc.) such as the container accommodating portion 140 in conjunction with the inner door 112. Since it operates after the door 111 is closed, safety can also be ensured.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, when the inner door 112 changes from the closed state to the open state, the article (empty container A, etc.) that has been supported by the placing section 116, the inner door 112, and the push-out section 113 until then is opened. The pushing unit 113 pushes out the article (empty container A, etc.) from the upper part of the placing unit 116, and the article is moved to the recovery unit (container accommodation 140, etc.) side (or the volume reduction section side).

As described above, the empty container collecting apparatus 100 as an article collecting apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the placing section 116 for placing an article (empty container A, etc.), and the article (empty container A, etc.). It has a collection unit (container storage unit 140, etc.) for collection, and an extrusion unit 113, etc., which is provided so as to be capable of supporting an article put into the placement unit 116 and pushes the article out to the collection unit. Specifically, the article recovery apparatus (empty container recovery apparatus 100, etc.) includes an input unit (container input unit 110, etc.) for inputting an item, and a recovery unit (container storage unit 140, etc.) for collecting an item (empty container A, etc.). , The article (empty container A, etc.) put into the loading part (container loading part 110, etc.) is supported by the loading part (container loading part 110, etc.) at the time of loading, so that the outer door can be opened and closed freely. It has an extruding part 113 and the like that push out from the upper part of the article (empty container A etc.) to the collection part (container storage part 140 etc.) side.
That is, since the article recovery device includes the push-out portion 113, it is possible to provide an article recovery device capable of pushing the thrown-in article into the recovery portion in the article recovery device with a simple configuration.
In addition, the push-out part 113 is not limited to the above-described embodiment. It may be pushed out to the collection section side by a roller that is rotationally driven.

In this embodiment, the empty container collecting device 100 as an article collecting device has an outer door 111 that can be opened and closed, and an inner door 112 that communicates with the collecting section (container housing section 140, etc.).

In addition, the push-out section 113 of the empty container collecting device 100 as an article collecting device is configured to interlock with the movement of the inner door 112 to push out the article (empty container A, etc.) to the collecting section (container storage section 140, etc.). It is Specifically, the push-out section 113 is configured to push out the articles toward the collection section side in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating shaft C112 provided with the inner door 112 .
That is, in conjunction with the movement of the outer door 111 to the closed state and the inner door 112 to open from the closed state, the pusher 113 pushes out the article (empty container A, etc.) to the recovery unit (container storage unit 140, etc.). Therefore, clogging of the empty container can be prevented with a simple configuration, and the empty container can be reliably pushed out to the recovery section (container storage section 140) side or the volume reduction section 120 side.

Also, the push-out portion 113 of the empty container collecting device 100 as the article collecting device according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided at the upper end portion of the inner door 112 .
That is, the pushing part 113 is provided at the upper end of the inner door 112, and by pushing out the article (empty container A, etc.) from above, the article is pushed out by the pushing force and the force due to the weight of the article. It can be easily moved to the recovery section (container housing section 140, etc.).

In addition, the pushing portion 113 of the empty container collecting device 100 as the article collecting device according to the embodiment of the present invention is housed inside the outer door 111 .
That is, even when the outer door 111 is changed from the open state to the closed state, since the push-out portion 113 is housed inside the outer door 111, the push-out portion 113 can move the articles such as the empty container A to the recovery portion. (container housing portion 140 or the like) or can be reliably pushed out to the volume reduction portion 120 .
Further, when the outer door 111 is in the open state and the inner door 112 is in the closed state, when an article such as an empty container is placed on the placing portion of the loading portion, the space between the placing portion and the outer door 111 is more precisely Since the push-out portion is arranged between the article (empty container A, etc.) on the placement section and the outer door 111, the article does not come into contact with the outer door 111, and the outer door 111 is securely held. can be closed at any time.
Specifically, when the outer door 111 is in the open state, the push-out portion 113 and the inner door 112 cover the entire inner surface or part of the outer door 111, so that the outer door 111 is securely closed. be able to.

The extrusion part 113 is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the shape of the extrusion part 113 may be any shape as long as it can support the article from the inside and push it out. Alternatively, it may have a substantially rake or rake shape with a branched tip so that it can be pushed in.

<Recovery unit of article recovery device>
Next, an example of the recovery unit of the empty container recovery device 100 as the article recovery device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

11A and 11B are diagrams for explaining the operation of attaching the bag to the recovery section of the article recovery device (empty container recovery device 100) according to the embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, FIG. 11(a) is a left side view of the article recovery device, and FIG. 11(b) is a right side view. FIG. 12 is a plan view showing an example of a state in which the recovery section (container housing section 140) of the article recovery apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is pulled out.
FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an example of a state in which the recovery section (container housing section 140) of the article recovery apparatus is pulled out. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining an example of a method of attaching the bag BB to the collection section (container housing section 140) of the article collection apparatus.

As shown in FIGS. 11 to 14, an empty container collecting apparatus 100 as an article collecting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an input section (container input section 110, etc.) for inputting an article (empty container A, etc.), an article It has a collection unit (container storage unit 140) for collecting the .
In this embodiment, the collection section (container housing section 140) is a drawer 100C, which is configured to be able to be received and pulled out through the opening on the front side of the main body section 100B of the empty container collection device 100. .

The drawer 100C has a front plate portion 100Ca (decorative plate portion), a pair of left and right side plate portions 143, and a bottom plate portion 144, and is formed in the shape of a bottomed box that opens upward. In the drawer 100C, a bottomed bag BB (a bag for recovering articles) that opens upward is detachably arranged.
In addition, the recovery section (container housing section 140, etc.) is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, does not have an upper surface, more specifically, an opening is formed in the upper portion, and is composed only of a frame that does not have at least a part of the upper side. there is

Specifically, the collecting section (container housing section 140, etc.) has a rectangular bottom plate portion 144, and the bottom plate portion has three or more pillars 141. Specifically, in this embodiment, the four corners of the bottom plate portion 144 A pillar portion 141 is provided upright.
At or near the top of the pillar 141, there is a substantially spherical hooking portion 142. As shown in FIG. This hooking portion 142 hooks the upper end of the bag BB for collecting articles (empty container A, etc.). The hooking portion 142 has, for example, elastomeric properties, and more specifically, it is made of an elastic body made of resin such as rubber or a non-slip material. By using such a shape and material, the bag can be safely and easily attached and detached, and furthermore, by using a material having adhesiveness such as rubber, the upper frontage of the bag can be hooked without slack.
Moreover, the hooking portion 142 has a shape protruding outward, and has a structure in which the bag BB can be easily hooked. Moreover, since the hooking portion 142 has a substantially spherical tip, the bag BB is less likely to tear.

In addition, the recovery section (container housing section 140) includes left and right side plate sections 143. As shown in FIG. The upper end of the side plate portion 143 may be set, for example, at a position lower than the hook portion 142, which is approximately half the height of the column portion 141 in this embodiment. As a result, when an empty container or a fragment has fallen behind the rear plate, the worker can reach out and pick it up from the side plate portion 143. - 特許庁Also, since there is no upper half of the side plate, the recovery capacity is increased. Note that the rear plate of the recovery section (container housing section 140) may be omitted.

An example of a method of attaching the bag BB for collecting articles will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 14, the end (upper end) of a bag BB (resin bag such as a plastic bag) for collecting articles is attached to the recovery portion (container storage portion 140) at the four corners of rubber balls (hooking portions). 142).
Next, a bag BB (plastic bag or the like) for recovering articles is placed on the wall (the side plate portion 143 or the like) and spread firmly to the bottom surface (the bottom plate portion 144).
That is, the bag BB can be easily attached to the recovery section.
14 is displayed on the bottom plate portion 144 of the recovery unit by printing or a display sticker, so that the operator can refer to the explanatory diagram. As can be seen, the bag BB can be easily attached to the collecting station.

As for the method for removing the bag BB, the entire bag can be easily removed by removing the upper end of the bag BB from the hooking portion 142 .

Further, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, a cap accommodating portion 145 is provided in the recovering portion (container accommodating portion 140). In the present embodiment, the cap accommodating portion 145 has, for example, a cap bag holding portion 1451 for holding a cap accommodating bag BS (a small bag (resin bag such as a plastic bag, etc.)).
As shown in FIG. 12, the cap bag holding portion 1451 is rotatably or detachably provided in the collecting portion (container accommodating portion 140).

As shown in FIGS. 11, 13 and 15, in the present embodiment, a plate-like member 241, which is a rear plate, of the collecting portion (container housing portion 140) is positioned rearward at a specified angle (θ=approximately 30°). , where the vertical state is assumed to be 0°). The lower end of the plate member 241 is provided via a hinge 243 at the rear portion of the recovery section 140 or the like.

As shown in FIG. 15A, when the collecting section (container housing section 140) is housed in the body section 100B of the article collecting apparatus, the plate-like member 241, which is the rear plate, is in an upright state.

As shown in FIGS. 15(b) and 15(c), when the collecting portion (container housing portion 140) is pulled out from the main body portion 100B of the article collecting portion in the pull-out direction (forward), the plate-shaped rear plate The upper end portion 241a of the member 241 abuts against the rear surface member 100Bb on the rear surface side of the main body portion 100B of the article collection device (empty container collection device 100) and moves downward while sliding. It tilts backward, and the bag BB for collecting articles (for collecting containers) swells to the rear side from between the two rear pillars. Specifically, a portion of the stack of empty containers stored in the bag BB collapses and moves rearward, and the bag BB expands rearward due to the weight of the empty containers.
By making the plate-like member 241, which is the rear plate, movable, there is also an effect that the pile of the empty container collapses backward at the same time as the drawing operation, so that the drawing force is light. That is, when the collecting portion (container housing portion 140) of the drawer 100C of the article collecting apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention is pulled out, the capacity of the bag BB for collecting the goods increases compared to before the drawer (contained capacity extension 240).
That is, when the drawer 100C (recovery unit (container storage unit 140)) is accommodated in the main body of the article recovery apparatus and the bag BB is substantially filled with empty containers, when the drawer 100C is pulled out, the above-mentioned Since the storage capacity expansion part 240 increases the storage capacity of the bag BB for collecting articles, it is possible to prevent empty containers from falling out of the bag BB. Even if the empty container spills out of the bag, it stays between the rear plate and the bag, so that when the bag is removed, the empty container falls to the bottom of the collection section by its own weight and can be easily removed. Further, when the plate-like member 241, which is the rear plate, is constructed so as to be tiltable to the front, it is possible to easily reach an empty container that has fallen behind the rear plate and to clean it easily.

When the drawer 100C is retracted, more specifically, when the drawer 100C moves in the direction opposite to the drawing direction, the plate-like member 241 is positioned on the back side of the main body 100B of the article recovery device (empty container recovery device 100). After the upper end portion 241a of the plate member 241 contacts the back member 100Bb or the like, the plate member 241 slides upward along the back member 100Bb so that the plate member 241 stands up vertically or substantially vertically. Therefore, a compact article recovery device can be provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 16, the article recovery device may have a movable auxiliary member 250 that assists in preventing the empty container from spilling to the back side of the rear plate. Specifically, the auxiliary member 250 is, for example, a plate-like member, and one end 250a is movably pivotally supported near the top of the storage space of the collection section of the main body 100B of the apparatus.
For example, as shown in FIG. 16(c), when the drawer 100C is pulled out from the main body 100B of the apparatus, the auxiliary member 250 can prevent empty containers from spilling to the back side. Then, as shown in FIGS. 16(b) and 16(a), when the drawer 100C is pushed toward the main body portion 100B, the end portion 250b of the auxiliary member 250 comes into contact with the column portion 141 and becomes vertical.
That is, it is possible to provide a compact article recovery apparatus that can reliably prevent empty containers from spilling to the back side of the rear plate with a simple structure.

Also, the collection unit of the article collection device is not limited to the above embodiment. The front plate portion 100Ca (decorative plate portion) may be integrated with the pillar portion which is slidable back and forth, or may be separate bodies. The front plate portion of the collecting portion may be omitted.
In addition, the front plate portion 100Ca of the collection portion of the article collection apparatus may be an open door (single door, double door, parent-child door), a sliding door, or the like.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, the specific configurations are not limited to these embodiments, and design changes and the like may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. are included in the present invention.
Further, the embodiments shown in the respective drawings described above can be combined with each other as long as there is no particular contradiction or problem in the purpose, configuration, or the like.
In addition, the contents described in each drawing can be an independent embodiment, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to one embodiment in which each drawing is combined.

1... Control unit (CPU)
100 Empty container recovery device (also referred to as article recovery device or recovery device)
111... Outer door 112... Inner door 113... Extruded portion (extruded member)
140... container storage unit (recovery unit)
141... Column part 142... Hook part 143... Side plate part (side part)
144... Bottom plate portion (bottom portion)
240... Capacity expansion part 241... Plate-shaped member A... Empty container (goods)
BB...Bag (large bag)
BS…Bag (small bag)

Claims (3)

a volume reduction unit that reduces the volume of the container;
a sliding part that accommodates the reduced volume container and that can be pulled out from the main body ;
a hinged door-shaped door portion that opens and closes the slide portion so as to be exposed ;
with
The slide portion is composed of at least a side plate portion and a pillar portion for hanging a bag,
A container collecting device, wherein there are three or more of the pillars, and each of the pillars has an engaging portion for engaging an upper opening of the collection bag at an end portion thereof. 2. The container collecting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the upper end of the side plate portion is substantially half or less higher than the end portion of the column portion . 3. The container collecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the slide portion has a storage capacity expansion portion that expands the storage capacity of the slide portion according to the drawer.

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